The Pacer - November 15, 2005

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Volume 78, Issue No. 11

Martin,

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Editorial

CAPP in need of
improvement

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Look both ways
before being
hit by a car

Columnist not
eager to learn fatal
physics lesson.

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Blinded me
with science

High school
students showcase
buzzer-bashing
talents.

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The next big
thing?

UTM student
produces remix of
rap tunes.

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Celebrating #

Diversity

International flags fly over UTM
to highlight campus diversity

Elaine Wilson

Staff Columnist

This past Thursday night
on the north patio outside of
the UC, UTM hosted its first
International Flag Ceremony,
capping a weeklong series of
events promoting Diversity
Week. Sponsored by the
Student Activities Council,
the Student Government
Association and the Office
of Minority Affairs, this
year's theme was "Seeing
Ourselves in Each Other."
The purpose of Diversity
Week and the flag ceremony
was to celebrate and foster
cultural growth and diver-
sity on campus and aware-
ness of the concerns of inter-
national students within the
community.

Activities held during
the week allowed students
to pull together and learn
about different cultures on
campus, and to become more
aware of who they are and
where they come from.

About 30 flags were pur-
chased to represent each
country of the international
students at UTM, although
two flags, those of Honduras
and Uzbekistan were over-
looked. Promises were made
to purchase those flags very
soon.

James Orr, president of
the Student Government
Association, opened the cer-
emony by welcoming every-

More Diversity Week coverage on Page 4

one and introducing Dr.
Nick Dunagan, chancellor of
UTM.

Dunagan thanked those
involved for their hard work
and also welcomed everyone
present, thanking them for
taking the time to acknowl-
edge the importance of
diversity.

Acknowledging that not
all people are willing to be
open to those individuals
different from themselves,
he challenged everyone to
learn from our differences
and consider the position of
others when making deci-
sions. "Why don't we all
make an attempt to try and
understand others? We are
not perfect at UTM, but we
really make an attempt here.
But day in and day out we
have to continue to work on
it."

A photograph that was
taken of all in attendance
surrounding the flags, along
with the flags themselves,
will be displayed inside the
University Center for visi-
tors and future generations
to enjoy.

Fall 2005 Student

Enrollment by Race

Undergraduate

#

%

African-American

877

14.8

White

4,829

81.3

Asian

26

0.4

Am. Indian

20

0.3

Alaskan

8

0.1

Hispanic

56

0.9

Non-Resident Alien

126

2.1

Graduate

#

%

African-American

59

10.9

White

425

78.4

Asian

3

0.6

Am. Indian

4

0.7

Alaskan

0

0.0

Hispanic

3

0.6

Non-Resident Alien

48

8.9

Source: UTM Department of

Institutional Research

“Why don’t we all
make an attempt to try
and understand others?
We are not perfect at
UTM, but we really
make an attempt here.
But day in and day out
we have to continue to
work on it.”

— Chancellor Nick Dunagan

University Relations

Following the presentation, McPherson
signed his book for Kortni Brewer of Martin,
a UTM student.

Speaker gives talk
on war, peace

Staff Reports

James McPherson,
Edwards Professor of
American History at
Princeton University
and author of several
books including Battle
Cry of Freedom: The
Civil War Era, which
he won the Pulitzer
Prize for, gave UTM
students a history les-
son straight from his
book Monday, Nov. 7.

With many students
and faculty members in
attendance, McPherson
described the title of
his book and the rela-
tivity of the Civil War
to American life today.

The title of the book
refers and explains the
Northern and Southern
views of the Nineteenth
Century conflict.
The Southern states
seceded in freedom
of self-determination
and self-government
for which they stood
on in 1776, according
to McPherson. The
Northerners stood in

defense of the Union.

McPherson's theme
was "When Will This
Cruel War Be Over?
The Failure of Peace
Negotiations, 1864-
1865." McPherson said
that several attempts
to end the war broke
down before the
eventual surrender
of the Confederate
States to the Union at
Appomattox.

"Even though the
war resolved the issues
of Union and slavery, it
didn't entirely resolve
the issues that under-
lay those two ques-
tions," McPherson told
reporter Amy Lifson.
"These issues are still
important in American
society today: region-
alism, resentment of
centralized govern-
ment, debates about
how powerful the
national government
ought to be and what
role it ought to play in

— See ‘McPherson’
on Page 4

UTM awarded grant
for math, sciences

Jay Baker

Entertainment Writer

UTM will receive a
$690,000 grant to ben-
efit math and science
instruction in local
schools over the next
three years.

The award is part of
a $450 million nation-
wide competitive grant
program that partners
UTM with Dyersburg,
Humboldt, Lexington
and Union City Schools
as well as Hardin
County Schools.

The grant money
will be used to imple-
ment Project IMPACT
(Immersion in

Mathematics Pedagogy,
Application, Content
and Technology), a
program designed to,
"strengthen the knowl-
edge base of middle
school mathemat-
ics teachers in West
Tennessee, help these
teachers incorporate
technology into the
classroom, and cre-
ate a network of expe-
rienced teachers who
can share their innova-

tive ideas with other
teachers through-
out West Tennessee,"
said Dr. Stephanie
Kolitsch, UTM

Associate Professor
of Mathematics and
Statistics.

Kolitsch believes that
the combination of
technology, engineer-
ing applications and
teachers' creativity
will help make mid-
dle school classrooms
more exciting.

"Middle school stu-
dents will reap the ulti-
mate rewards of this
project," said Kolitsch.

Dr. Mary Lee Hall,
dean of the UT Martin
College of Education
and Behavioral

Sciences, is excited
about the opportunity
for "cross-fertilization"
of departments.

"P-12 teachers need to
understand something
about engineering
and potential careers
in order to encour-
age their students to
consider careers in the

— See ‘Grant’ on Page 4

Fraternity to raise money for ARC

UTM chapter of Kappa Alpha
Psi sets $ 15,000 goal

Staff Reports

A UTM has set a
goal to raise at least
$15,000 for the Weakley
County Chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Kappa Alpha Psi chose
the agency to receive
funds derived from
two special projects
a Christmas gala this
semester and a play to
be presented through-
out the county in
April.

"We were looking
for a local charity to
work with and we
thought the Red Cross
had a greater need for
help," said Lt. Darrell
Simmons, of the
Department of Public
Safety and fraternity
adviser. "We want
to build up reserves
for the Red Cross for
Weakley County resi-
dents."

Celeste Taylor,
American Red Cross
Weakley County
Chapter chairman,
said, "We want the
fraternity members
to know how much

we appreciate them
because the Red Cross
depends solely on
donations. Without
these groups, there
would be no Red Cross
in Weakley County."

Taylor said funds are
used for disaster relief
and to meet emergen-
cy needs of Weakley
County residents, such
as those resulting from
house fires and severe
storms.

On Dec. 16, the fra-
ternity will spon-
sor a black-tie gala at
the National Guard
Armory in Martin. The
cost is $35 a person
and $70 for couples.
Hors d'oeuvres will
be served throughout
the evening along with
beverages. A variety of
music will be offered,
including country,
soul, rock, easy listen-
ing and karaoke.

All proceeds and
donations go to the
local Red Cross chap-
ter. Checks may be
made to the Weakley
County chapter of the
American Red Cross.

University Relations

Fraternity members and others pictured at
the fund kickoff are, from left, front row, Louis
Ragsdale, coordinator of Greek Life and Student
Organizations; Lance Amos, Abner Smith, Cindy
Young, local Red Cross chapter manager, and Ce
leste Taylor, local Red Cross chapter chairman,
and Cori Hill; back row, Lyndele McCullough,
Darrell Simmons, fraternity adviser; and Rayvon
Sims.

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Viewpoints

The Pacer • November 15, 2005

Elizabeth Watts

E-mail

Viewpoints Editor

pacer_opinions@utm.edu

On the Web pacer.utm.edu/viewpoints/

Page 2

Our View

Editorial: Registration
a pain for students

M oving a step clos-
er to graduation is
on the minds of
many students this week, as
registration for the spring
semester opens.

The registration process
isn't for the faint of heart. A
simple math error (or for-
getting a math class) can
delay an exit from UTM
for several semesters, pos-
sibly costing thousands of
dollars.

It is very evident that the
creator of the CAPP pro-
gram, UTM's attempt at
aiding students in getting
the necessary credit hours,
spent more time focusing
on the intricate details of
graduation requirements
rather than usability for the
end-user.

The application should
answer the very basic ques-
tions of what do you have
left to take, and what have
you already completed? In
its current state, you almost
need a class in CAPP just
to be able to read it. We
wonder if that would fulfill
an upper-division elective
credit.

Advisers complain that
credit hours are not shown

in the right categories, caus-
ing errors during advising.
Students have difficulty
finding the total number of
hours earned to determine
their classification - per-
haps the point size could
be larger.

We propose a complete
overhaul of the system.

Freshmen should have
their advisers fill out a Web
form of a graduation plan,
with presets selected by the
chosen major and minor.

As credit hours are
earned, progress is shown
toward graduation based
on the outlined plan.

If the student changes the
major, the new adviser pre-
pares an amended form of
the plan.

Throughout the process-
es, the student should see
a status check as to wheth-
er the graduation plan is
valid. When registration
time comes along, the stu-
dent would be presented
with a list of needed classes
for that semester, with the
option of "auto-register-
ing."

At a minimum, please
ditch the kitten with the
baseball cap.

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Letters to the Editor

Dangerous crosswalks
more important than new
recreation center

The crosswalks on cam-
pus have to be the most dan-
gerous thing the students at
UTM need to be worrying
about besides having to
wait for a treadmill in the
fitness center. Why can't the
campus construct some saf-
er alternatives to the pres-
ent situation? How many of
us have nearly been hit by
a car or completely ignored
by other drivers while were
trying to get to and from
class? There are three main
crosswalks on University
Street alone that are only
monitored by the campus
police at 8:00 am and 5:00
pm. So that leaves 9 hours
everyday for some sort of
accident to happen, and
believe me, it will happen
sooner or later if we don't
do something about these
unsafe crosswalks. Please
urge your SGA senators to
act on this request immedi-
ately before the campus de-

cides to spend another few
million dollars to appease
the participants and orga-
nizers of Rope Pull to build
their own facility because
their space at Pacer Pond
has been taken over for the
construction of the new Stu-
dent Recreation Facility.

Courtney Sowell

Communications

Martin

Oregon takes liberal step

In response to the ar-
ticle about Oregon remov-
ing restrictions on "live
sex shows" and the like, I
would like to point out that
this is hardly the end of so-
ciety as a whole. Surely the
author realizes that there
are still going to be restric-
tions upon such establish-
ments.

I am sure that the estab-
lishments cannot be within
a certain distance from
churches, schools, and the
like. That not just "anyone

can obtain a license, open
a business, and hire people
to have sex on stage." It is
a bit closed-minded and
more than a little ridiculous
to assume that now these
restrictions have been re-
moved, people will wander
down the street engaging in
sexual acts.

Oregon's Supreme Court
has hardly lost their minds
so much as taken a liberal
step, whether that is for bet-
ter or for worse. Not only
that, but because Oregon
does it, does not mean that
every state will soon par-
ticipate.

Oregon is also consider-
ing allowing assisted sui-
cide, and I don't see Ten-
nessee jumping on that
bandwagon any time soon.
I think it is safe to assume
that, like with Las Vegas,
what happens in Oregon,
stays in Oregon.

Kim Gibson

English

Fayetteville

Elaine

Wilson

Staff

Columnist

Use common
sense to stay
unharmed

When I read a newspaper
or watch television, there's
always another story about
someone missing.

A college campus does
not guarantee safety. Re-
cent stories force us to face
the possibility that it can
happen to us.

We all feel invincible
when we're young. We think
that we can take care of our-
selves. We think that things
happen to other people,
but there's always someone
stronger or smarter.

We have been very lucky
at UTM. Being a small uni-
versity has its advantages.
Everyone is close and we
look out for one another.
But safe campus or not,
there's no excuse not to
practice common sense.
If something doesn't feel
right, then it isn't.

If you feel invincible, think
about the people in your life
that you care about. Now
picture them gone, because
they feel invincible, too.
No more phone calls from
them. How does that make
you feel?

The impact of a missing
person puts a strain on fam-
ily and friends. It's some-
thing that nobody should
ever have to live through.

Most of us will live to be
old and have many stories.
The story we don't want is
the one when someone we
cared about disappeared
and we never got to say

goodbye.

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The fans who sit together, win together

UTM athletics is an im-
portant part of UTM. Many
promotions have been
made to encourage atten-
dance at athletic events.
These include: throwing ice
cream into the stands and
competitions for prizes be-
tween games. Raffles, con-
cessions, and competitions
take place at nearly every
sporting event at UTM yet
many seats stay empty.

I would like to suggest
a change that could help
attendance, crowd partici-
pation and enthusiasm at
games. A Student Section.
Sounds ridiculous and un-
necessary but I believe that
this change could make a
huge difference.

I am a volleyball player
at UTM so I will use volley-
ball matches as an example.
When I scan the crowd,
I see segregated groups
rather than one cheering

section. The football team
tends to sit by themselves
on the opponent's side. The
fraternities sit alone in one
corner, while the basketball
team sits in the opposite
corner. There are the soccer,
softball and baseball teams
that take up the majority
of "The Cage." Finally the
parents, faculty and com-
munity members as well as
the opposing team's fans sit
together.

The seating at the vol-
leyball matches mirrors
the trend at every sporting
event: everyone sits sepa-
rately. We are the "student
body" not the "student
groups." We should sit and

cheer together.

Some of you think that
sitting together is not a big
deal and won't make a dif-
ference. I will use another
example from my experi-
ence. I was at one of our
men's basketball games.
Once again, there was no
unified section to sit, so I
sat by some friends and for-
mer professor of mine and
some little kids. When the
cheerleaders came out with
the usual, "Whoever is the
loudest will get this t-shirt,"
I was quiet. I was not about
to jump and get loud when
I was close to the kids and
a teacher. I looked around
and hardly anyone would
either. No one was able to
get excited.

I also noticed that a con-
stant stream of people came
and went from the game.
If the students sat together
and enjoyed themselves.

people would be less likely
to leave in the middle of the
game.

I am suggesting that each
arena should have a marked
student section. Then ALL
the students could get wild
and enthusiastic. Also, the
cheerleaders would have
an audience to get pumped
up and involved. There
could also be specific com-
petitions within the student
section to encourage in-
volvement.

More involvement is what
we want. Better crowds
make teams better and the
better we play, the more
money the school makes.
So, why don't we make a
change to help out UTM?
Let's make a student sec-
tion. We're more likely to
get rowdy if we weren't
next to our teacher or the
lady from church.

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Campus News

November 15, 2005

‘The Meeting’ sets up hypothetical King, Malcolm X rendezvous

Diversity Rally canceled for ' lack of interest

Last Wednesday evening's Diversity
Rally at 7 p.m. in the Student Life Center
was canceled due to "lack of interest,"
according to SGA Sen. Keely Gaylord.

Green, who heads SGA's Multicultural
Affairs Committee, said, "We had two
(student organizations) contact us out
of everyone on campus." The Diversity
Rally was intended to allow student or-
ganizations to promote themselves in
the light of diversity.

Diversity Week was passed into SGA
legislation last year to take place in the

second week of every November.

Last year's Diversity Week included the
"Writing on the Wall Project" between
Boling University Center and Paul Meek
Library. During that week, students par-
ticipated in destroying a wall covered
with racial slurs and the like. That event
will be recreated once every four years
to ensure every student has opportunity
to be a part of that event, according to
Gaylord.

- Allie Thomas and Ashley Hooper

Kenetra Robertson

Staff Writer

UTM kicked off its sec-
ond annual Diversity Week
with a play that had a huge
impact not only on the
African-American commu-
nity, but on people of all
ethnicities.

The hypothetical meet-
ing between Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Malcolm
X staged during "The
Meeting," a play that pres-
ents such a meeting. In
"The Meeting," the two
mens' encounter becomes
a historic moment that
changed the way the two
men felt about each other
and their views on society.
Malcolm X and King were
gunned down just three
years apart.

Director of Multicultural

Affairs, Teresa Woody,
along with SGA president,
James Orr opened the night
by thanking everyone for
coming out and by empha-
sizing how important
diversity is on campus.

The play opened with
Malcolm X having a conver-
sation with his bodyguard.
The bodyguard felt a little
uneasy about Dr. King com-
ing for this highly anticipat-
ed visit. In between talking
to his bodyguard, Malcolm
calls his wife and she
tells him that their house
had been bombed earlier
that morning. Soon after
that Dr. King arrives and
Malcolm's bodyguard does
not exactly welcome him
with open arms. Malcolm
and Dr. King begin to get
down to the business of
reforming American soci-

ety and eradicating what
they saw was blatant injus-
tice against ethic minorities
in the 1960s.

Both men stuck to their
guns about their beliefs and
the Civil Rights Movement.
At first their conversation
was very civil and cordial,
but soon tempers began to
flare.

The two men even arm-
wrestled each other to see
who indeed was the stron-
gest. The first time Malcolm
won, the second Dr. King
won, and the last time they
called a truce.

Just as Dr. King was leav-
ing he presented a gift to
Malcolm. Inside of a brown
paper bag was a baby doll
from King's daughter.
King's daughter saw that
Malcolm's house had been
bombed and she wanted

to give Malcolm's daughter
something to play with. The
two men then stepped out
onto the terrace and decid-
ed to agree to disagree. The
play ended with Dr. King
leaving and Malcolm fol-
lowing in behind him. After
the two men left, Malcolm's
bodyguard called someone

and informed them to do
whatever they had to do.

The audience gave the
actors a thunderous stand-
ing ovation after the play
ended.

"The Meeting" was
staged by the Pin Points
Theatre Company, and
was written by Jeff Stetson.

The play won the Louis B.
Mayer Award and eight
theater awards from the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP).

A question-and-answer
session was held after the
performance.

SAACS’ Science Bowl brings high schools to UTM

Room named for longtime
UTM, honors supporters

BRAD HADLEY / The Pacer

White Station team members Catharina Grubaugh, Linda Li, Abhijith Eswarappa and Anand Parikshak discuss
a question during the championship competition against Waverly. White Station won Saturday’s competition.

Eight schools spar on science ,
White Station defends title

Rachel Hatchett

Staff Writer

Senior Jith Eswarappa's
fast finger helped his high
school. White Station High
School, of Memphis, win
the 26th annual Science
Bowl Saturday afternoon at
UTM.

White Station was the
bowl's winner last year
also.

Eight West Tennessee
high schools participated
in the Science Bowl, spon-
sored by UTM's chapter
of the Student Affiliates
of the American Chemical
Society.

Houston, Madison
Academic, Waverly Central
and Bartlett played their
first rounds in the UC ball-
room. Champion White
Station, Hutchinson,
University School of Jackson
and Germantown compet-
ed in their first rounds in a
meeting room.

White Station won the first
round against Hutchinson,

while Germantown fought
to the final minutes to
advance against USJ.

Houston and Waverly
Central won against
Madison Academic and
Bartlett, UTM Biology
major Kendra Salter said.
The four high schools that
advanced to the semifi-
nals were Germantown,
Houston, Waverly Central
and White Station. After
intermission, the semifinals
began in the ballroom.

The four teams were test-
ed in their knowledge about
chemistry, physics and biol-
ogy. Waverly Central and
White Station beatHous-
ton and Germantown.
Catharina Grubaugh and
Linda Li of White Station
began to develop uneasy
nerves before the final
game began.

After three rounds
of scientific questions,
Eswarappa, Li, Grubaugh
and Anand Parikshak
became the champions and

received the 2005 Science
Bowl trophy. The team aver-
aged 140 points throughout
the three rounds.

"They did really well,"
said White Station teach-
er Paul Prather, who has
attended all 26 Science
Bowls.

"He has been to this
Science Bowl for 26
years with three differ-
ent schools," said Dr.
S.K. Airee, UTM profes-
sor of Chemistry and fac-
ulty adviser for SAACS.
Returnees of last year's
bowl, Eswarappa and
Parikshak were very excit-
ed about the win.

"This is my senior year
and I am excited that the
school won," Eswarappa
said.

Earlier Saturday morning,
three additional schools,
Gleason, Creekwood and
Union City, took part in the
testing of scientific knowl-
edge. David Crowell from
White Station received won
the biology test, Eugene
Ng from Bartlett won
chemistry, and Catharina
Grubaugh of White Station,
won the general science

competition.

"The Science Bowl includ-
ed 11 high schools and 128
students participated,"
Airee said.

Airee, who has taught
at UTM for 40 years, was
assisted at the Bowl by
members of UTM SAACS.

"Students can be smart,
but it's about the game. To
win, you have to know how
to play the game."

Airee said he was encour-
aged by the turnout, and
particularly that some
schools were performing
better.

Airee cited Waverly as an
example.

"They won almost every
year the first few years we
had the Science Bowl, but
then they faded away,"
Airee said.

Waverly resurged to pick
up the second place trophy
this year.

The bowl functions to
increase awareness for the
sciences and foster greater
collegiate preparedness in
science for high school stu-
dents in the area. The game
emphasizes quick recall of
science facts.

Campus Bulletin Board

Police Department Cruis-
ers, according to Martin
Police Department Captain
Scott Robbins.

and dangerous. If you see
Snider or the vehicle, con-
tact MPD immediately at
587-5355.

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Campus interview

Computer Services, Inc. will be holding interviews for
the position of system programmer today. Computer
Science, OIS and MIS majors are encouraged to inter-
view. The opening is in Paducah, Ky., and knowledge
of Cobol is required. For more information, contact
Employment Information Services in UC 215.

Open Forum Bible Study

This week, the Bible forum will discuss the mind
and whether or not a sound mind is relevant today or
a remnant of the past. The forum meets at 7 p.m. on
Thursdays in UC 209. This semester's theme is "The
Mind, the Will, the Heart."

ChiO Pig Out

Chi Omega will be holding their 15th annual Pig
Out Barbecue from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at
the Student Life Center. Tickets may be purchased in
advance for $5 or $6 at the door. The event is co-spon-
sored by the Weakley County UTM Alumni Chapter.

FMA Fall Coat Drive

The Fashion Merchandising Association is holding
its coat drive. Bring your old coats to boxes in dorms or
Gooch 343. FMA will be collecting today.

Wednesday Forum

The Wednesday Forum will be discussing "Home
for the Holidays Help" at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday in the
Skyhawk Cafeteria. The forum is open to all students.

Folk dulcimer concert

There will be a concert featuring dulcimers as well as
discussion on the history of dulcimer music from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Thursday in UC 206.

Turkey Shoot

The annual Turkey Shoot will take place from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. today until Thursday at the UTM Rifle Range
in the ROTC Building. Targets cost $1 each. You will
have the chance of winning a pizza or a turkey.

Foreign Film Series

The next movie in the Foreign Film Series, Bandits ,
will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday in Watkins Auditorium.

NPHC Lip Sync

The NPHC Lip Sync will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in
the Duncan Ballroom, on the second floor of the UC.

Grad school workshop

The annual graduate school workshop will take place
at 9 a.m. this Saturday at the Holland McCombs Honors
Center. The workshop will feature tips to make your
application stand out, write strong admission essays
and avoid mistakes. At the workshop, students will
also be able to take official, full-length versions of tests
such as the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, PCAT, OAT or
the nursing test. Breakfast will be available, and the
cost is $5. The workshop is sponsored by the University
Scholars Organization.

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
UT President Emeritus Joe Johnson, Chancellor Nick
Dunagan, C.E. “Bub” Cole, Mary Cole and Houston
Gordon pose for the unveiling of a plaque to be placed
on the wall outside the recently renamed C.E. and
Mary Cole Honors Study.

Staff Reports

UTM recently announced
that the Honors Seminar
Room in the Holland Mc-
Combs Center would be
named after C.E. "Bub" and
Mary Cole.

The announcement, made
Nov. 5, recognizes the
Drummonds, Tenn. couple
for their service and sup-
port of the university.

Cole is a former member
of the UT Development
Council and a present
member of the UT Martin
Development Committee.

The Coles said education
combats many problems in

our communities, and they
also said that society should
take more interest in invest-
ing in young people so that
they can "take up where we
leave off."

The Coles endowed the
first University Scholars
scholarship in 1991 because
of the academic caliber of
the students in the pro-
gram. Their investment
was later expanded to the
Cole University Scholars
Endowment, which now
provides five full Universi-
ty Scholars scholarships at
$5,000 each to five students
annually.

Man at large after nearly

Jeremy Snider, 28, almost
ran over three Martin police
officers last Tuesday as they
attempted to apprehend
him on felony theft war-
rants.

Snider put his car in re-
verse and backed out to-
ward the officers, veered
into a neighbor's carport
and then continued in re-
verse to strike two Martin

a Tennes-
see license
plate,
GJT947.
The vehicle

inches, 175 pounds and has
black hair and green eyes.
He is considered armed

hitting three policemen

Jay Baker Snider was driving

Entertainment Writer

green 1993 Pontiac Grand
Prix with

has dam- Snider
age on both quarter panels
and the passenger window
is broken. Snider is 6-foot-3-

November 15, 2005

Campus News

Page 4

Sigma Tau Delta holds poetry reading

Jay Baker

Entertainment Writer

Nearly 30 students
showed up to a poetry and
short story reading in the
Writing Center, put on by
UTM's Omega Theta Chap-
ter of Sigma Tau Delta In-
ternational English Honors
Society.

The reading began with
Anna Clark, UTM Faculty,
who read Ishmael Reed's
"Beware: Do Not Read This
Poem." Other notable read-
ings were an excerpt from
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
and as could be expected at
such an event, Edgar Allen
Poe's "The Raven."

Many students chose to
read stories that scared
them as youth, such as
Christian Ashlar, president
of Sigma Tau Delta. Also,
stories were read from the

popular children's books
Scary Stories to Read in the
Dark and More Scary Stories
to Read in the Dark.

"Everyone wants to be
scared, especially this
time of year. There's some-
thing about scary stories
that speaks to everyone,
it's pretty universal. These
stories really have a lasting
quality," said Ashlar.

"This is the first time
we've done a reading for
Halloween, but we hope to
do it every year," said Ash-
lar.

Sigma Tau Delta began at
UTM in 2004 and currently
has eleven members. It is
primarily for junior and se-
nior English students with
at least a B average in Eng-
lish.

Nationally, Sigma Tau
Delta has over 600 chapters
with approximately 7,000

members annually, accord-
ing to the Sigma Tau Delta
Web site.

Sigma Tau Delta func-
tions to promote English
language and literature, as
well as confer distinction
on students' accomplish-
ments. Sigma Tau Delta also
recognizes the accomplish-
ments of professional writ-
ers who have contributed to
the fields of language and
literature.

If you are interested in
joining Sigma Tau Delta,
contact the vice-presi-
dent Jennifer Fruitt at
kinopela@yahoo.com or
Secretary Ashley Ragon at
ashragon84@yahoo.com.

Alison Caldwell is the
UTM chapter's faculty ad-
viser, and she says she looks
forward to students getting
involved in the honors soci-
ety.

Habitat to auction shed in Quad for funds

Jay Baker

Entertainment Writer

If you have walked
through the quad lately,
then you have probably
noticed the 8-foot-by-8-foot
shed placed in the middle
of it.

The UTM chapter of

Habitat for Humanity
is auctioning the shed to
the highest bidder this
week. The winner will be
declared at halftime during
the Murray State football
game on Nov. 17, when the
shed will be moved from
the quad to the stadium.

Habitat for Humanity

exists to help enable fami-
lies to build their own
homes at discounted rates.

The minimum bid is
$400.

If interested in bidding or
helping Habitat, call John
Schommer at 881-7360 or e-
mail him at jschomme@utm.
edu.

McPherson: Continued from Cover

people's lives. The con-
tinuing relevance of those
issues, I think, is one reason
for the continuing fascina-
tion with the Civil War."

Contrary to some schol-
ars' belief, McPherson
holds that soldiers on both
sides of the conflict main-
tained strong allegiance to
the causes for which they
fought. McPherson said
that religious belief often
had an important role in
motivating soldiers.

McPherson said the sol-
diers' ideals were similar to

those of the United States'
founding fathers, such as
liberty, freedom, justice
and patriotism.

He is most known for his
uncanny ability to take the
Civil War from academia
and place it back into the
realm of the public.

In writing his award-
winning books, McPherson
drew on more than 25,000
letters and 250 journals
from Civil War soldiers.

McPherson was the 2003
president of the American
Historical Association.

In addition to Battle Cry
of Freedom: the Civil War
Era, Lincoln also penned
For Cause and Comrades:
Why Men Fought in the
Civil War. His book.
Crossroads of Freedom:
Antietam, was a New York
Times best-seller.

McPherson appeared at
UTM as par t of the Academic
Speaker Series, which
is sponsored by Honors
Programs, the Vertical
Immersion Program and
the Department of History
and Philosophy.

Grant: Continued from Cover

field. Elementary and mid-
dle school teachers must
be able to understand the
process of teaching math
so that they can help their
students develop an appre-
ciation for mathematics and
why it is so important to
think mathematically. This
is an opportunity to build
professional development
for middle school teachers
that can have a long-term
impact by giving them
the knowledge, skills and

resources to deliver high-
quality instruction to their
students," said Hall.

Three other public school
in Tennessee received fund-
ing for the project from the
Tennessee State Depart-
ment of Education.

Union City and Hum-
boldt City Schools have 18
percent and 21 percent, re-
spectively, of their students
scoring below proficiency
in math on the Gateway
standardized test, com-

pared to the state average of
17 percent, according to the
Tennessee Department of
Education Web site. While
Lexington City, Dyersburg
City and Hardin County
Schools have 11 percent, 14
percent and 15 percent, re-
spectively, of their students
scoring below proficiency,
according to the Tennessee
Department of Education
Web site.

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Police Report

The information contained in this report is taken directly from public records
distributed by the UTM Department of Public Safety. DPS can be contacted by
calling (731) 881-7777.

12:59 p.m. Monday
University St.

Cornelius A. Capps was
issued a citation for
seat belt violation. (City
Court)

3:30 p.m. Sunday
Lot 8

Subject reported damage
to their vehicle caused
by inclement weather.
(Report on file)

contacted and advised to
leave campus.

8:06 a.m. Monday
University St.

Kristal D. Lee was issued
a citation for crosswalk
violation. (City Court)

10:26 a.m. Monday
Farm Road

Delina J. McDaniel was
issued a citation for
seat belt violation. (City
Court)

10:58 a.m. Monday
Farm Road

Casey W. Estill was is-
sued a citation for seat
belt violation. (City
Court)

11:09 a.m. Monday
University St.

Tressa M. Barnett was
issued a citation for
seat belt violation. (City
Court)

11:18 a.m. Monday
Gooch Hall

University golf cart was
damaged when it hit the
brick wall south of the
building. (Report on file)

7:53 a.m. Tuesday
University St.

Bart D. Overall was
issued a citation for
crosswalk violation. (City
Court)

8:15 a.m. Tuesday
Lovelace St.

Dolan D. Murphy was
issued a citation for
crosswalk violation. (City
Court)

9:41 a.m. Tuesday
Farm Road

Samantha H. Bumpus
was issued a citation for
seat belt violation. (City
Court)

12:48 p.m. Tuesday
Fulton St.

Assisted Martin Police
Department with a hit
and run traffic accident.
(Report on file)

1:13 p.m. Tuesday
Library

There was a report of a
subject acting suspicious-
ly in and around the
building. The subject was

9:57 a.m. Wednesday
Humanities

Allyson Z. Truly was
issued a misdemeanor ci-
tation for simple assault.
(General Sessions Court)

10:00 p.m. Wednesday
Hurt St.

Joshua D. McCoy was
issued a citation for stop
sign violation. (City
Court)

2:28 a.m. Thursday
McCord Hall

Report of a subject caus-
ing a disturbance at the
front desk. Vincent A.
Liberty was contacted
and referred to Student
Affairs.

3:45 p.m. Thursday
Lovelace St.

Ginger F. Burch was
issued a citation for
avoiding a traffic control
device. (City Court)

8:55 a.m. Friday
University Courts

Wesley A. Morton was
arrested for violation
of the Sexual Offender
Residential Restrictions
Law. (General Sessions
Court)

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Congratulations

The UT Martin Chapter
of Phi Kappa Phi
National Honor Society
congratulates the following students
recently recognized for their
outstanding academic achievement
by PKP at its Fall Lecture:

Kathryn Bray
Allison Bukeavich
Regina Callahan
Aisha Clayton
Monica Collins
Chris Cherry
Melissa Grossheim
Ethan Herman
Joe Mallette

Matthew Moody McCartt
Amanda Mitchell
Andy Nielsen
Lesley Notes
Moon Young Oh
Layla Scott
Ashley Thomas
Ariela Tutt
Melaina Whitley

November 15, 2005

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NTERTAINMENT

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Rachel Rogers, A&E Editor • E-mail: pacer_features@utm.edu

Johnson is back and ready to rap

Rachel Rogers

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Marcus Johnson has proven that even
a hurricane can't keep a good musician
down.

"It seems like everything that can go
wrong will go wrong," Johnson, a senior
Communications major, admits. "The CD
was scheduled to be out in late September,
but due to the unforeseen hurricane, the
project was put on hold because the du-
plication company was based out of Lou-
isiana. We were given the choice to get a
refund and use another company, but we

chose to stick with this company to help
them get back on their feet."

This CD differs from his earlier projects in
that this is a remix CD instead of one of his
own music.

"This gives me a chance to showcase my
DJ talents and not just my rapping and
beat-making skills. This CD also includes
some of the hottest music out right now."
The new CD, Street Hits Volume 1, features
songs by rappers such as Ludacris and
Field Mob, Master P, Juvenile and Paul
Wall to name a few.

"Since the name of the CD was Street Hits ,
I tried to choose songs that were popular

Once, twice, three times the art

Arthaniel Bailey

Staff Writer

Another senior exhibit has blown students
and faculty away!

Michael Hester, Brett Skeleton, and Josh
Johnson have all put their artwork together
and displayed a wonderful art show. Mi-
chael Hester and Brett Skelton are both
graphic design majors. Hester hails from
Sharon, Tenn. while Skelton is from Lin-
den, Tenn.

Hester has always been interested in ad-
vertising and commercials so he felt that
graphic design was the way to get into that
profession and still display his art skills.
"My cousin is was really familiar with
Photoshop and he was the one who really
turned me on to graphic design." Hester
said.

Now that may be the case for Hester, but
Skelton had a different background. Skel-
ton has been into art for eight years. He
says that his high school teacher, Patricia
Qualls was the one who motivated him
to reach his dream of becoming an artist,
and by him doing so he has created works
that have actually been sold. He has sold
the original of one of his pieces on display
entitled "Zapp".

The third piece of the puzzle is Josh John-
son. Unlike Hester and Skelton, Johnson is
an art studio major from Newbern, Tenn.

Johnson wanted to be an archeologist all
his life. "I always found myself drawing in
class whenever I was bored and I finally re-
alized hey, why don't I do something that
I really love instead of having it just as a
hobby" Johnson stated. He says that fam-
ily, friends, and UTM's faculty encouraged

MEGHAN GREEN/ The Pacer

Seniors Michael Hester, Brett Skelton
and Josh Johnson opened up their se-
nior exhibit to the public on Tuesday,
Nov. 8

him to pursue his goal.

All of the artists have big plans after gradu-
ating. Hester plans on moving to Nashville
and designing record labels and CD covers
for local bands. Skelton wants to continue
his education at Ole Miss but at the same
he will be working for their graphic design
department. Johnson plans on starting his
own art store here in Martin and eventu-
ally teach art classes.

Who said anything
about country music

Knoxville based group
proves that there's
more to Tennessee
than just country
music

Rachel Rogers

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Who ever said Tennessee was the home of
country music?

This statement has been broken time
and time again when rock acts have been
emerging from the 'home of country mu-
sic', such as Fuel, Sevendust and Saliva.
And now, another name has been added to
that list.

10 Years is made up of five boys that hail
from Knoxville — Jesse Hasek on vocals,
Brian Vodinh on drums, Ryan "Tater"
Johnson and Matt Wantland on guitars,
and Lewis Cosby on bass.

Formed three years ago, 10 Years released
an independent record titled Killing All
that Holds You. Earlier this year, the band
signed with Republic/Universal Records,
went to work with producer Josh Abra-
ham, known for his work with Staind and
Velvet Revolver, and soon released their
debut album The Autumn Effect.

"Humanity is slowly shutting down," says
frontman Hasek. "Music is supposed to be
about intensity and feeling, but there's no
thinking behind the music that's out there
today. We want people to think, to feel
emotions again."

10 Years has evolved from a wake of high
school metal bands, to the more melodic.

heavy fusion that appears on The Autumn
Effect. "Less is more," is the way they de-
scribe their sound, and nowhere is that
more apparent than their hit 'Wasteland',
which peaked at number five on the Bill-
board Charts.

The Autumn Effect resonates as much
lyrically as it does musically. "Prey", for
instance, was inspired by the band's move
to Los Angeles to record their debut album,
and Hasek's observation that people in L.A.
drive cars worth more than some of their
houses in Tennessee. "The Recipe" is about
how casual consumption of lust with ran-
dom strangers devalues and destroys the
ability to love.

"Whether we're talking about love, sub-
stance abuse, temptation, or whatever, all
the songs are about life, and the emotions
that we all go through," says Hasek. "Life
is an organic process of growth and decay,
and it is unavoidable in nature."

10 Years has opened for groups like Velvet
Revolver and Static-X, and show no signs
of slowing down. With 'Wasteland' still a
big hit on the radio, and they just wrapped
up a tour with Disturbed, and are about to
start on a new one with Mudvayne and fel-
low Tennesseans Sevendust.

You can pick up your copy of The Au-
tumn Effect in stores now, and find out
more info about the Tennessee boys at
www.10yearsmusic.com.

So check them out now, and the next time
someone calls Tennessee the home of coun-
try, remind them that you can't keep a good
rock-n-roll boy down.

and would soon be popular."

Despite having the odds stacked against
him, Johnson is full of hope for the proj-
ect. "For one thing, I wanted to spread the
word that there was a new DJ in town. I
also wanted to introduce the public to the
brand of music that my label and its affili-
ates make, and to promote the label's pre-
mier solo artist, Indawin."

Sound interested? You can check out In-
dawin on Street Hits Volume 1, taking his
place with some of the biggest names in
the rap world. You can also check out his
promotional CD titled Blackhaven USA,
coming soon.

"We're trying to end this year with a
bang," said Johnson. Besides Indawin's
CD, Johnson himself has a new CD due out
in the spring, along with a song by Chell,
another artist on the Majestic Minds label,
as well as Street Hits Volume IE
"My ultimate goal is to make quality mu-
sic that everyone can feel. Share my experi-
ence with the world and use my God-given
talents to support my family."

So keep your eyes open for the next big
thing to come out of Martin. Or you can
take some advice from Johnson himself.
"Just keep your ears to the street."

MEGHAN GREEN/ The Pacer

The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream enchants the audience with their rendition
of Shakespeare’s classic play

Shakespeare is brought to life
in Midsummer Nights Dream

Kenetra Robertson

Staff Writer

The Department of Visual
and Theatre Arts presented
William Shakespeare's play,
A Midsummer Night's Dream ,
last week in the Harriet Ful-
ton Theatre located in the
Fine Arts Building.

The theater was packed
last Saturday night as the
lights dimmed and the
actors took their marks.
Members of the audience
sat with high anticipation
as they anxiously waited to
see if the actors would give
this Shakespearean play the
justice that it deserved.

The set was beautifully
designed to depict an en-
chanted forest in Athens.
Although the set was simple
it was perfectly designed
because it allowed the
imaginations of audience
members to take flight. It
really did make you feel as
if you were in some sort of

enchanted place. When the
actors came out I thought
that their costumes looked
great and that the costumes
were an excellent replica of
what people of their charac-
ter would wear during that
time. As the play began I
knew that this would most
definitely be an enjoyable
experience.

The play was basically
about four lovers who got
caught up in the meddling
of two mischievous fairies.
Each actor portrayed his or
her role perfectly.

The audience really
seemed to enjoy the actor's
performances especially
when the characters were
fighting.

The play had plenty of
comedy as well as drama.
Each scene flowed together
wonderfully and you could
hear each character clearly.
The actors did not wear any
microphones and I could
hear every word that was

said, so I was truly im-
pressed.

The meddling fairy did
eventually make all things
right again and the four lov-
ers were put to sleep so that
they could awaken to lov-
ers' bliss. I was so amazed in
the body language of each
character. They all handled
themselves very well.

Danika Parris, a junior
Communications major
from Memphis said, " I
went in to the theatre with
a "I can't wait until this is
over attitude", but I was
completely amazed with
the costumes, set and the
overall performance".

"At first I did think that the
show was going to be crap-
py, but I loved every minute
of it.", said Nicole Dams, a
sophomore undecided ma-
jor from Lexington.

For more information on
any upcoming performanc-
es at the Harriet Fulton
Theatre call 881-74

Elvis Presley impersonator
leaves Martin all shook up

Arthaniel Bailey

Staff Writer

This past Saturday, Nov.
12, 2005 the UTM students
for The American Red
Cross hosted a concert fea-
turing Kenny Presley to
raise money.

The concert was held in
the Watkins Auditorium in
the Boling University Cen-
ter. The concert was daz-
zling as different perform-
ers opened up for Presley
and displayed their talent.

Jonathan McGrew per-
formed "Fireman" which
got the crowd into the show
with the old country west-
ern sound. Then there was
Eric Cantrell, who is a part
of the River Band and really
got the audience involved.

As his band was setting up
he went around and talked
to some of the people in the
audience to get a vibe of
what the crowd was like.
He said a couple of jokes to
loosen the crowd up, then
performed a song entitled
"Ring of Fire". During the
song he grabbed a young
lady out of the audience and
began to dance with her as
his band kept playing. Then
after that song he found out
who was from where as he
went into his next song en-
titled" Big City".

Now it was time for the
King to make his appear-
ance. Kenny Presley, an
Elvis impersonator, re-
ally rocked the house. He
made his way onto the
stage dressed in an all black

leather suit with a guitar.
Presley really looked like
The King himself, from the
sideburns all the way to the
costume. He even had the
dance moves down. Pres-
ley opened up with "Blue
Suede Shoes" followed by
"Teddy Graham". The au-
dience was singing right
along with Presley as if it
was The King himself.

Presley dazzled the au-
dience with his voice and
energy. He really brought
the house down when he
performed "Heartbreak
Hotel".

All the proceeds from the
concert went to benefit the
Red Cross.

November 15, 2005

Sports

Page 6

Golf team signs Tennessee state
champion, local recruits for 2006

UTM Sports Information

State golf champion
Chase Grissom of Lexing-
ton signed a national let-
ter of intent to play at the
University of Tennessee at
Martin for coach Jerry Car-
penter.

Also signing a national
letter of intent to play golf
at UT Martin is Grissom's
teammate from Lexington
High School, Sam Hinson.

"Chase and Sam are qual-
ity young men who will fit
into our program and make
an immediate impact," Car-
penter said.

Grissom won the Class A-
AA state championship in
2005. He also led the Vince
Gill Tour points leader
(70.4 average). He finished
second in the Vince Gill
Tournament of Champions
and won numerous tourna-

ments this past season.

Grissom also won the
United States Junior Golf
Tournament Tour Champi-
onship played at Greystone
in Dickson, Tenn.

"Chase posses a solid,
smooth golf swing with few
flaws," Carpenter said. "He
works on his game all year
long. He is a self-taught
golfer with a strong passion
for the game."

Carpenter said Grissom
is the best recruit he has
signed as a head coach.

"Chase has unlimited po-
tential and should develop
into an outstanding player
for the Skyhawks."

Hinson is a second-gen-
eration Skyhawk golfer. His
dad played for head coach
Grover Page from 1980-83.

Hinson helped lead Lex-
ington High School to four
district championships, two

regional tournaments and a
state tournament title.

This past year Hinson won
the prestigious Belle Meade
Country Club tournament.
He's played in three state
tournaments and he's fin-
ished among the top 15 in
all three events. He also fin-
ished among the top five in
the 2005 Vince Gill Tourna-
ment of Champions.

"Sam has a solid swing
and knows how to produce
good scores," Carpenter
said.

"The strong part of Sam's
game is his solid play from
tee to green. He also has ex-
cellent course demeanor."

Lexington head golf coach
Danny Leasure knows Car-
penter is getting two solid
golfers.

"Chase and Sam are the
best players I have ever
coached," Leasure said.

Skyhawk of the Week

Senior guard Jeremy Kelly had a combined 43
points in the Skyhawks' exhibition games against
Bethel and Cumberland Unversities. Kelly was the
leading scorer with 23 points and five steals against
Bethel.

He is currently shooting 54.3% from the field on
the season and averaging 21.5 points, 5 rebounds,
7.5 assists and 3 steals per game.

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Page 7

Colonels march past Skyhawks in conference battle

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Sophomore tailback Don Chapman runs through the Colonel defense during Sat-
urday’s loss to second-place OVC member Eastern Kentucky.

Amy Eddings

Sports Editor

The Skyhawks traveled
to Eastern Kentucky over
the weekend looking to
snap a OVC-road game los-
ing streak that goes back to
1996. After the first three
drives of the game, it looked
as if they might.

Unfortunately, looks
aren't everything and the
Skyhawks dropped their
fourth conference game, 31-
17.

On the first series of plays
cornerback Ravon Sims in-
tercepted a pass from Colo-
nel quarterback Josh Greco
at the EKU 26-yard line.

The Skyhawks made the
most of this turnover and
scored on a 13-yard shot-
gun pass from Brady Wahl-
berg to running back Justin
Glover.

This touchdown marked
the first for the Skyhawks
in the first quarters since
they defeated Garder-Webb
on Sept. 24, and only their
third of the 2005 season.

On the Colonel's next pos-
session, Sims intercepted
yet another pass by Greco
on the UTM 27-yard line.
The Skyhawks couldn't in-
crease their lead as Glover
fumbled and EKU recov-
ered the ball.

The Skyhawks retained
the lead throughout the rest
of the first, allowing just a

total of seven EKU offen-
sive yards in the quarter.

On their first drive of the
second, the Skyhawks put
together a 12-play, 59 yard
drive. Kicker Taylor Brown
missed the first of his three
field goal attempts, wide
left from 32 yards out.

The Colonels then evened
the score at 7-all on a 12-
yard pass from Greco to
EKU receiver Patrick Bugg.

The next drive saw Wahl-
berg throwing his first in-
terception of the game. The
Colonels took the lead off
this possession and scored
a touchdown on a 16-yard
rush by running back Mark
Dunn. Skyhawk defen-
sive end Andre Plummer
blocked the kick to keep the
score at 13-7 as they headed
into the break.

The Skyhawks' second
possession of the half found
tailback Don Chapman
committed the team's third
turnover on a fumble recov-
ered by Colonel free safety
Carl Hayden on the EKU
10-yard line. The Colonel's
were unable to capitalize
on this fumble.

With a little over a min-
ute left in the third quarter.
Brown capped oft a 66-yard
drive with a 21 -yard field
goal to pull the Skyhawks
to within three, 13-10.

UTM held EKU to a gain
of just six yards on the next
drive when linebacker Wade

Peters blocked the Colonel's
punt and returned it to the
EKU 21-yard line.

The Skyhawks were un-
able to get in the red-zone
after the blocked punt and
Brown missed another field
goal, this one wide right
from 43 yards out.

Just like after the first
missed field goal, EKU took
advantage of the Skyhawk
error and scored on the
next drive.

Colonel kicker Taylor
Long added three points to
the tally and gave EKU the
16-10 lead with just under
11 minutes to play.

Wahlberg threw his third
and fourth interceptions of
the game on the next two
Skyhawk possessions. The
Colonels marched the sec-
ond of the two into the end
zone to put them up 24-10
with 4:48 remaining in the
game.

The Skyhawks took over
control of the ball on their
own 8-yard line and then
made an impressive 92-
yard drive down the field
in just under a minute and
a half. The drive resulted in
a touchdown oft a 20-yard
rush by Chapman which
pulled the score to 24-17.

The following EKU drive
saw the Colonels taking ad-
vantage of the second UTM
illegal procedure penalty
of the day. Both came off
an out-of-bounds kickoff

by Brown. EKU scored the
final points of the game on
a 24-yard run by Dunn to
put the final score at 31-17.

The loss puts the
Skyhawks at 5-5 overall
with a 3-4 worksheet in the
conference.

Wahlberg was 21-for-37
with three interceptions for
261 yards on the game. He
also picked up 39 yards on
the ground.

Chapman picked up 104
yards of offense: 83 rushing
and 21 receiving with one

touchdown.

The leading receiver Satur-
day was Taurean Stephens
with 101 yards, which puts
him at third place among
all UTM receivers. Behind
him was Glover with 80
yards including the open-
ing touchdown of the game.
Jamal Akbar also picked up
59 yards on the afternoon.

Cornerback Jason Cole-
man led the defense with
11 total tackles. Behind him
were linebackers Marke-
seo Jackson with 10, Da-

vid Gilmore with eight
and rover Jack Greenwood
with seven and the only
Skyhawks' only sack.

UTM now looks ahead
to Thursday night's season
finale game against OVC ri-
val Murray State.

MSU is currently 2-8
overall with a 0-6 confer-
ence record. The Racers are
come to Martin after a 42-6
victory over Austin Peay
State.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at
Graham Stadium.

Skyhawk basketball gets underway with exhibition games

UTM Sports Information

Men vs. Bethel University

Senior Jeremy Kelly poured in 23 points
to lead Tennessee-Martin to an 89-69 exhi-
bition victory over Bethel College Monday
night in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Cen-
ter.

Seniors Jared Newson and Cleve
Woodfork tossed in 13 points each as the
Skyhawks cruised to a 50-38 lead at the in-
termission.

Bethel cut the Skyhawks' lead to four
points, 56-52, with 11:23 to play in the
game when Thomas Haynes canned a
three-pointer.

Myron McCrary led Bethel with 20
points, while Haynes netted 15 points and
DeCoreo Edwards canned 12 points.

The game included 57 personal fouls
and three players fouled out. At the free
throw line the Skyhawks hit 18 of 34 at-
tempts, while Bethel connected on 22 of 38
attempts.

Men vs. Cumberland University

Four Skyhawks, including freshman
Vashon Ingram, scored double-digits to
lead the Skyhawks to an 85-68 exhibition
win over visiting Cumberland University
Thursday night in the Elam Center.

Senior Jared Newson knocked down 21
points, while senior Jeremy Kelly poured
in 20 points to lead the Skyhawks. Cleve
Woodfork scored 13 points and Ingram
tossed in 10 points.

The Skyhawks trailed early in the first
half by as many as nine points, 26-17, but
used an 11-0 run to take a 28-26 lead when
Jason Thompson scored in the paint with
4:04 to play before the break.

Cumberland tied the game at 28-all with
a pair of free throws by Marqkese Crockett,
but the Skyhawks closed out the half with a

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Senior Jeremy Kelly (left) and junior Andreika Jackson (right) led their teams in
scoring during exhibition games against Bethel and Cumberland, respectively.

12-3 run over the last four minutes of play.

The Skyhawks led by as many as 22 points
in the second half and never looked back
as seventh-year head coach Bret Campbell

played everyone on the team in their final
exhibition game of the season.

Cumberland's Joseph Northington scored
23 points, while Chase Burnett netted 22

points.

The Skyhawks open their 2005-06 cam-
paign Saturday, Nov. 19 when they play
at No. 7 Louisville. Tipoff is set for 11:05
a.m. (CST). They then come home to face
Webster University at 6 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 26.

Women vs. Cumberland University

Andreika Jackson poured in 22 points and
Deina Willingham tossed in 16 points but
it wasn't enough for host Tennessee-Martin
to hold oft NAIA power Cumberland Uni-
versity in an exhibition Thursday night in
the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

The two teams battled to a 31-31 tie at
halftime, but the Skyhawks forged ahead
in the second half by as many eight points
with 7:10 to play in the game only to drop
a 72-68 decision.

Ashley Cross, the same player who tied
the game at 31-31 at halftime, knotted the
game for a second time with 3:55 to play
when she drained a three-pointer.

Natasha Manis hit a three with 2:46 to
play and Cumberland never trailed again
in the game.

Cumberland used a 17-4 run over the fi-
nal seven minutes for the win. Mariel Ruis
and Cross led Cumberland with 15 points
each.

Senior Keva Robinson scored 10 points,
all in the second half, to round out the
Skyhawk double-digit scorers.

The Skyhawk women returned to action
last night, hosting Lambuth University in
an exhibition game.

As of press time, there was no final
score.

The women will open up their regular
season play against LaSalle University in
the South Florida Tournament on Saturday.
Their first home game is scheduled for 5:30
p.m., Nov. 22 against Ky. Wesleyan.

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Volleyball says goodbye to Palmer with win over MSU

Skyhawks defeat Ohio Valley Conference
rival Murray State, 3-1, in home finale

Brad Hurt

Assistant Sports Editor

Senior Rebecca Palmer
hit .395 and led all play-
ers with 18 kills as the
Skyhawk volleyball team
honored her with a 3-1 vic-
tory over Murray State on
Senior Night.

"I was excited tonight be-
cause I knew we could beat
Murray, and we've been
practicing to beat them,"
Palmer said. "We've had a
great team all season; we
just haven't really come
together. Tonight all of
our teammates had each
other's back and it was a
really fun game," Palmer
said.

The Skyhawks overcame
an early deficit in each of
the first two games. The
games were close through-
out, but the Skyhawks
were able to maintain an
advantage as a result of
their aggressive approach
on offense. They tallied
four aces in the first game,
led by Shelby Knose with
two.

After leading by as many
as seven points, they with-
stood a late MSU rally to
hold on for a 30-25 win.
Neither team hit particu-
larly well in the game.

The Skyhawks won de-

spite committing three ser-
vice errors and hitting only
.190. MSU hit a mere .105
in the game. Each team
committed eight errors.

MSU led 4-2 shortly af-
ter the start of game two
before Kathryn Sprague
pulled the Skyhawks even
with a couple of kills.

Inspired by her play,
the team went on a run
to surge ahead, 11-7, and
forced an MSU
timeout.

Following
the break, the
Skyhawks
picked up right
where they left
off. An ace by
Jamie Hollins
made the score
15-9 in favor of
UTM. The lead
continued to
build behind strong play
around the net.

The Skyhawks claimed
total control of the game,
forcing another MSU time-
out leading 23-15. The Rac-
ers then went on a run to
make the game close.

Although their lead was
dwindling, the Skyhawks
were able to hold on, scor-
ing the final two points to
claim a 30-27 win. Palmer
picked up five kills in the
game for the Skyhawks.

MSU out hit UTM, .261 to
.260.

Game three went to the
Racers by a score of 30-26.
The Skyhawks fell behind
early in the game, strug-
gling to win the battle at
the net. MSU built mo-
mentum with the help of
UTM's six errors.

Trailing 15-9, the
Skyhawks mustered a brief
run to force an MSU time-
out, but it did
little to change
the flow of the
game. They
put together
another run
near the end of
the game, pull-
ing to within
two points at
26-24 on an
ace by Tammy
Konitzer. They
then put up a valiant ef-
fort to fend off two game
points trailing 29-24 before
falling. The Skyhawks hit
.154 in the game compared
to .156 for the Racers.

The Skyhawks en-
tered game four eager to
close out the match. They
claimed control by taking
a 6-2 lead early with a kill
by Sprague and an ace by
Sarah Jett.

The lead ballooned to
12-5 before an MSU run

"...there will
definitely be a
missing link without
Rebecca around."

-HeadEaach

AmyDrapar

trimmed it to 12-9. That
was just a speed bump for
the Skyhawks' momentum,
however. The team kept its
focus and maintained the
lead.

MSU again pulled to
within three points later
in the game before the
Skyhawks pulled away.
A kill by Dimphy Sasse
made the score 25-20 in fa-
vor of the Skyhawks, who
won the game, 30-23.

After the match. Palmer
reflected on her past four
years as a member of the
Skyhawk volleyball team.

"I am going to miss my
teammates the most. I
would have liked to have
been a part of another win-
ning program but I know
that they're building one
now. I'm happy to be a part
of it," Palmer said.

"I feel really good about
this match," said Skyhawk
head coach Amy Draper. "I
feel like the girls are finally
able to take the informa-
tion we've given them on
both ends of the court and
really execute. We knew
Murray's game plan and
we had our game plan."

When asked about her
senior player. Draper ac-
knowledged the presence
Palmer has had on the
team this season.

"I think there will defi-
nitely be a missing link
without Becca around. She
has been a huge hitter for
this team and we are going
to miss her a lot," Draper

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Senior Rebecca Palmer goes up for the kill against the
Lady Racers in her final home game as a Skyhawk.

Skyhawks look to fly over Cardinals in road trip to Louisville

Brad Hurt

Assistant Sports Editor

AP Photot courtesy of uoflsports.collegesports.com

Guard Brandon Jenkins battle’s with West Virginia’s Mike Gansey during the first
half of the teams’ meeting in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

The Skyhawk men's bas-
ketball team faces a mon-
umental challenge as it
heads to Louisville to face
the Cardinals for the first
time ever.

The Cardinals are coached
by Rick Pitino, who won
two NCAA titles as head
coach of the Kentucky
Wildcats in the 1990s. Lou-
isville's storied basketball
program has two titles of its
own, winning it all in 1980
and 1986 under legendary
coach Denny Crum.

Last year, the Cardinals
almost returned to the Final
Four before falling to even-
tual national runner-up Illi-
nois in the Elite Eight. They
set a new school record,
finishing the season with 33
wins.

This year, the Cardinals
are moving from Confer-
ence USA, a league which
they dominated with Cin-
cinnati, to the Big East,
where Connecticut, Vil-
lanova, and Syracuse will
wrestle them for the nation-
al spotlight.

Senior point guard
Taquan Dean is expected
to shoulder the leadership
responsibilities for Pitino's
squad. Dean set a new sin-
gle-season school record
by making 122 three-point
field goals last season. He

finished ninth in the NCAA
in three-point accuracy,
making 44.7 percent of his
attempts. Dean averaged
14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds,
and 2.4 assists per game
last year despite playing
with mononucleosis for
two months.

The preseason ESPN/USA
Today Coaches Poll has the
Cardinals ranked eighth
heading into the season.
They are predicted to finish
third in the Big East.

There will be one major
absence in the game for the
Cardinals as sophomore
center David Padgett, a
transfer from Kansas who is
serving as a co-captain, suf-
fered a sprained knee liga-
ment in a team scrimmage
and will be out for three
to four weeks. Padgett fin-
ished the scrimmage with
15 points, 14 rebounds, and
7 assists. He was the fourth-
best high school player in
the nation according to
Insiders Hoops and was a
McDonald's All-American.

Another absence in the
post for the Cardinals will
be sophomore forward
Juan Palacios. Palacios had
six double-doubles as a
freshman in 2004-05, tenth-
best in Conference USA. He
was among the conference
leaders in field goal per-
centage and rebounding.
Rivals.com named Palacios
to its Freshman All- Ameri-

ca third team. He has been
sidelined since hurting his
right foot in a pickup game
on July 13.

Even without those two
players, the Cardinals will
pose a great match up prob-
lem for the Skyhawks.

The Skyhawks' frontcourt
of Will Lewis, Cleve Wood-
fork, and Jason Thompson
will have their hands full
trying to contain Louis-
ville's 7-foot freshman cen-
ter Jonathan Huffman and
6-foot-l 0-inch sophomore
center Terrance Farley, who
will have to step up in place
of the injured starters.

Dean will be a tough
defensive assignment for
Skyhawk point guard Jer-
emy Kelly.

The Skyhawks are com-
ing off their second exhibi-
tion win, an 85-68 decision
over Cumberland Univer-
sity last Thursday night.

The Cardinals struggled
to beat Bellarmine Univer-
sity, an NCAA Division II
school located in Louisville,
70-63, in their only exhibi-
tion game this season last
Wednesday. The absence of
their two best post players
hurt the Cardinals as they
were out rebounded by Bel-
larmine, 32-26.

Tip-off is scheduled for
11:05 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time Saturday at Louis-
ville's Freedom Hall.